Assassination of a High School President

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A teenage take on Roman Polanski's post-noir classic Chinatown, The Sophomore stars Reece Daniel Thompson, Mischa Barton, and Bruce Willis in the tale of a Catholic high-school newspaper reporter who stumbles upon a disturbing conspiracy. Prompted by the most popular girl in school to investigate the theft of the SAT exams, an ambitious young fact-finder discovers that the school's president -- a disillusioned Gulf War veteran -- and the top jock are responsible for the crime. As if this information wasn't unsettling enough, it appears that both have been operation under the direction of an even higher power. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Features:
  • cc
  • Filmmakers' commentary
  • Alternate opening sceens with optional commentary
  • Extended, alternate and deleted scenes with optional commentary

AWARDS

• SXSW

•     Film Presented - 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Mischa Barton - Francesca Fachini
       Reece Daniel Thompson - Bobby Funke
       Bruce Willis - Principal Kirkpatrick
       Michael Rapaport - Coach Z
       Kathryn Morris - Nurse Platt
       Melonie Diaz - Clara Diaz
       Josh Pais - Padre Newell
       Luke Grimes - Marlon Piazza
       Patrick James Taylor - Paul Moore
       Aaron Himelstein - Tad Goltz
       Joe Perrino - Dutch Middleton
       John Magaro - Cipriato
       Robin Lord Taylor - Alex Schneider
       Vincent Piazza - Ricky Delacruz
       Tanya Fischer - Sam Landis
       Zoe Kravitz - Valerie Torres

• Director:

  Brett Simon

• Producer:

  Bob Yari, Doug Davison, Roy Lee

• Screenwriter:

  Tim Calpin, Kevin Jakubowski

• Cinematographer:

  M. David Mullen

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Liza Richardson

• Composer (Music Score):

  Danielle Luippi

• Editor:

  William M. Anderson, Thomas J. Nordberg

• Production Designer:

  Sharon Lomofsky

• Art Director:

  Anu Schwartz

• Co-producer:

  Elsie Choi, Irene Yeung, Eric Umali, Gabriel Mason

• Executive Producer:

  Brad Jenkel, David C. Glasser

• Costume Designer:

  Amy Westcott

• Set Decorator:

  Rob Covelman

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Thomas G. Varga

• First Assistant Director:

  Thomas Fatone

• Casting:

  Nancy Nayor

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Douglas Crosby

• Sound Editor:

  Barney Cabral, Perry Robertson

• Line Producer:

  Brian Bell